How do you explain web APIs to the business? Here's an analogy not-so-tech-savvy businesspeople could probably relate to: using APIs are like creating music. That's the interesting comparison drawn by ...

“API” is an acronym for application programming interface, a set of protocols that allows two software programs to communicate. APIs are used to power web applications and integrate different software ...

Today, the term “industrialized” not only refers to the level of automation in a manufacturing process, but also the extent to which an entire value chain has been digitized. The B2B ecosystem is the ...

You might not realize it, but you probably use APIs every day, whether you’re checking the weather forecast on your phone or managing the financial lives of your clients. And you’re about to use them ...

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...

APIs power everything from internal systems to customer-facing products, but managing them at scale is no longer ...

The volume of data is increasing exponentially, making it more difficult to make use of it all. But this ever-increasing abundance of information creates a huge opportunity for businesses to better ...

As more and more journalists are finding, APIs are a great way to get data for your Web applications and projects. An API, or application programming interface, enables software programs to ...

Ross Mason explains the benefits of making your IT assets consumable and reuseable via the use of MuleSoft’s API integration platform. MuleSoft founder Ross Mason believes that enterprises are not ...

Refit is an open-source library for .NET, .NET Core, and Xamarin that makes consuming REST APIs simpler and easier by enabling you to define the API endpoints as C# interfaces, thereby eliminating the ...